Vinyl pressings
by Big Brother & The Holding Company · 1967
Down On Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ZTSP123589-1D T1Side A Runout, Variant 1
ZTSP123588-1H T1Side B Runout, Variant 1
ZTSP123589-1HSide A Runout, Variant 2
ZTSP123588-1GSide B Runout, Variant 2
U5RM·1604·P1 HSide A Stamped Runout
U5RM-1603-PL HSide B Stamped Runout
U5RM 1604Side A Label
U5RM 1603Side B Label
ZTSP123589-1H P 2Variant 1, A-side runout, stamped
ZTSP123588-1G P 1Variant 1, B-side runout, stamped
P ZTSP123589 - T2Variant 2, A-side runout, etched
P ZTSP123588 - T2Variant 2, B-side runout, etched
ZTSP123589-1E SSide A Stamped Runout
ZTSP123588-1D SSide B Stamped Runout
ZTSP 123589Side A Label
ZTSP 123588Side B Label
ZTSP 123589 - TSide A Label
ZTSP 123588 - TSide B Label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Mainstream Records 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | London Records FLX 3221First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | Mainstream Records 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Mainstream Records 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Mainstream Records 662First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Mainstream Records 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Mainstream Records 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Mainstream Records 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Mainstream Records 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Mainstream Records 662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Disques Vogue INT. 80105 / Disques Vogue INT.801057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | London Records HLT 10226 / London American Recordings HLT 102267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | London Records HLT 102267", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Japan | Mainstream Records LL-2208-MS7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | London Records HL-85547", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Australia | London Records HL-85547", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of Down On Me are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Mainstream Records 662.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 662, FLX 3221) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP123589-1D T1 and ZTSP123588-1H T1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
